Aranmula airport gets green signal from Green Tribunal

Pathanamthitta: The prospects for the KGS Aranmula International Airport were given a major boost today, when the Chennai Bench of the National Green Tribunal dismissed the entire petition that challenged decisions including industrial area notification for the airport project and the no-objection certificate given by the state government for the project, thereby dismissing the interim order passed earlier by the Tribunal with a cost of Rs.25,000.

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CII welcomes Budget 2013-14 as inclusive & growth oriented

Trivandrum: CII has welcomed the Budget 2013-14 as a growth-oriented Budget that would kickstart the next cycle of investment. Coming in the backdrop of challenging global and domestic macro-economic conditions, the Budget makes laudable efforts to optimise growth drivers while addressing inclusive and sustained development. CII is happy that many of its suggestions have found mention in the Budget.

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Government to take 10% equity in Aranmula International Airport

Trivandrum: The Kerala Government has decided to take 10 percent stake in the proposed Greenfield Internationalairport project at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta District, thereby giving its formal approval for the project. The Chennai based KGS Group is expected to start the work on their Rs.2,000 crore airport soon and they plan to start the operations of the airport in two years time.

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KGS to start work on Aranmula International Airport in January

Trivandrum: The Chennai based KGS Group is ready to start the work on their Rs.2,000 crore proposed International Airport at Arnamula in Pathanamthitta District, in January, 2013. The Greenfield airport will be India’s first international airport to be started in the private sector. The company hopes to start the flight operations from the new airport in December, 2014.

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